Guidelines for the DEI Student Fellowship
The goals of the Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Student Fellowship are:
- To recognize a student from a diverse racial or ethnic background who has a genuine interest in HIV care across the HIV care continuum
- To establish a mentor/mentee relationship between the recipient and a local member and/or committee member that will continue to develop after the conference.
- Support for attending the ANAC annual conference.
Award Information
The recipient will receive:
- A $1,000 monetary award. This fellowship will be paid out in two $500 installments at the time of award and subsequent year-end presentation. (Installment one: Received at the time of ANAC annual conference and installment two: Received after the successful completion of the mentorship year based on submitted learning objectives and final report and video or live presentation at 2026 conference.)
- Complimentary 2025 and 2026 conference registration
- An award plaque
- A two-year ANAC membership
- Partial expenses paid for 2025 conference
The mentor of this award will receive:
- A $1000 stipend (note: this will be paid in two $500 installments over the course of the mentorship year at the time of award and subsequent year-end presentation).
- Complimentary 2025 and 2026 conference registration
Process
An ANAC member will be assigned as the recipient’s primary mentor and will maintain monthly contact, at a minimum. This mentor is collaboratively determined by the fellowship winner and the DEI committee. Fellowship winner will make a short video or live presentation at the following year (2026) conference on their scholarly work.
Eligibility Criteria and Instructions for Nomination
- Self-nomination is allowed.
- Nominations can be submitted by anyone but must be supported by a current ANAC member other than self. All ANAC members must have a current paid membership to support a student’s nomination for this award.
- Nominee must be a member of a historically under-represented racial or ethnic minority group in nursing or other health-related disciplines.
- Nominee must be currently enrolled in an accredited nursing or health-related education program. Verification of enrollment is required. (Note: nursing students or students of other health-related fields at all levels of education are eligible to be nominated for this award)
- Nominees must submit an essay, no more than 500 words, describing their interest or experience in HIV care and their short and long term objectives/intentions within their field of study and complete the list of items noted below.
- Current ANAC national board members, ANAC national staff, awards committee and DEI committee members are NOT eligible for the award.
Completed forms and required supporting documents should be submitted using the online form no later than March 31, 2025. Late or incomplete documents will not be accepted.
Selection Process
In 2025, a five-member sub-committee made up of representatives from the planning committee (1 member), the awards committee (1 member), and the DEI committee (3 members) will review the nominations and select the recipient of this award and work with winner to identify suggested mentor.
Selection will be based on:
- The quality of the essay (clarity, comprehension, absence of grammatical, spelling, usage errors)
- HIV-related experience
- The stated interest or vision for study/service/practice/advocacy in HIV care, prevention or education.
Notification of the selection committee decision will be sent no later than June 1, 2025.
